Where does “heltinde” come from?

heltinde (Danish) comes from Danish helt, from German Held, from Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic haliþ, from Proto-Germanic haliþaz — hero.

heltinde (Danish): heroine, hero; hero

Definitions

  1. heroine, hero; hero

Ancestry of “heltinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhelthero; whitefish; neuter singular of hel
2GermanHeldhero; protagonist
3Middle High Germanhelt—
4Old High Germanhelidhut
5Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
6Proto-Germanichaliþazhero
Every word from Proto-Germanic haliþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haliþ →Every word from Old High German helid →